Father S Day

As a rule, dads don't get taken out to restaurants on Father's Day. Restaurants are trying to put families in seats on Sunday, luring them with steaks and golf balls. If you know of other restaurants with Father's Day promotions, drop me a line at richad.gorelick@baltsun.com Cinghiale ¿ Families can add to the collection of decorated wine bottles on display here by personalizing a wine bottle in Dad's honor. Bottles can be taken home. The Father's Day menu will highlight steaks, crispy fried vegetables and a unique fried Italian desserts.

It looks like the weather will be a bit cooler this weekend, but sunny skies are still in the forecast. If you are headed down to the ocean for Father's Day, here are some things to watch for . Firetrucks . The town will be filled with them, so don't be alarmed- they're here to relax, not put out fires. This weekend, and into next week, the Maryland State Firemen's Association will be holding their annual convention - their 120th, according to MSFA's conference guide - at the convention center on 40th Street.

Here's the cheery message that greets all fathers as we slog through this wonderful spring of recession and layoffs and swine flu: Dear Dad, take a hike. I say this because of a new and depressing national survey released just in time for Mother's Day. The survey shows adult children would overwhelmingly choose to have Mom move in with them instead of Dad if their elderly parents couldn't take care of themselves. My fellow dads: Is this beautiful or what? In fact, the survey by Towson-based Senior Helpers, a provider of in-home care for the aging, showed that fully 70 percent of adult children would pick Mom over Dad. Yes, when it comes to making the big decision about which parent to take in, the thinking apparently goes like this: Poor old Mom needs a little help.

There isn't much weather news to report in Maryland and the mid-Atlantic this week other than to say ideal, calm weather is expected to last throughFather's Dayand the Star-Spangled Sailabration. No news is good news, right? Not when you're a weather blogger, but who can complain with 80 degrees and partly cloudy skies? For the peak of the Sailabration festivities on Saturday, mostly sunny skies and temperatures just shy of 80 are in the forecast, according to the National Weather Service.

Mom gets taken out in May, Dads not so much in June. Could be that's changing. Baltimore restaurants are tempting pops with steak, golf balls, beer and whiskey. Here's what I know about local restaurant promotions for Father's Day. Tell me more, either in the comments, or in an email to me at richard.gorelick@baltsun.com Cinghiale – Families can add to the collection of decorated wine bottles on display here by personalizing a wine bottle in Dad's honor. Bottles can be taken home.

Father's Day has never had the clout of Mother's Day. Dads are lucky to get a card or the proverbial ugly tie. But one group of fathers outdoes Rodney Dangerfield in terms of getting "no respect" - stepfathers. A prominent sociologist recently went so far as to say that a woman with children who remarries is committing child abuse! This Father's Day, let's give stepdads something they can use a lot more than a tie - respect and support. Rather than stigmatizing them, let's explain what we know about what makes for success as a stepdad, and we actually know quite a bit. Why is it acceptable to malign stepfathers?

THE DARK SIDE of getting a black eye is that it doesn't do much for your public image. Unlike a milk mustache, which, thanks to a clever advertising campaign, has become a sign of celebrity, a black eye is still regarded as public proof of bad behavior.Sporting a "shiner" makes you an easy target for wisecracks. "So you got mouthy with the wife and she let you have it?" quipped a lifeguard at my neighborhood swimming pool as I floated past him.I had gone to the pool to soak in the cool waters, to escape the rough-and-tumble world, to heal and hide.

What's up this weekend? Some lucky  folks will be going to see Sade launch her first tour in a decade at 1st Mariner Arena, some folks will be gathering with their families on Father's Day, and some folks will be taking in the fun at the Baltimore Pride events around town. Some folks will be doing all of the above. I'm off to Starksboro, Vermont, for a wedding, with a stop in Nyack. Baltimore Pride kicks off tonight with an $85/person dinner at Gertrude's .  There were still tickets for Saturday night's Sade concert when I wrote this up. I gathered up some information about Father's Day promotions here . There really weren't so many of them, which makes sense.

I AWOKE with childlike excitement last Father's Day, knowing that it was probably the only day my kids would express gratitude without wanting something in return. Somehow this one day makes a year's worth of trials and tribulations seem like a good deal.I felt an inner smile as the radio disc jockey said, "Let's send this out to all the dads this morning." Then he played the late Harry Chapin's "Cats in the Cradle," a song about a father's biggest failure in life: spending so much time wrapped up in his life that he neglects his child.

WASHINGTON -- Mike McCoy, whose father was killed in action in Vietnam in September 1964, said he had never celebrated Father's Day until yesterday, when he joined more than 300 other surviving sons and daughters of Vietnam veterans at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial."

Jimmy Magee, a Cockeysville resident and tennis player for Boys' Latin Middle School, hopes to someday play for the Lakers' varsity tennis team. But what he's doing on the courts thisFather's Day, June 17, could make any contribution he eventually makes for the Lakers pale in comparison. Magee, an ambassador for the charitable organization, Kids Play For Good, is spearheading a doubles tennis tournament to fightParkinson's Disease, and support his uncle, Bryant Waters, who has the disease.

50th wedding anniversary Donald and LaVonne Hanlon (Don and Bonnie) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June with 20 family members in Williamsburg, Va. Family traveled from Oklahoma, North Carolina and Maryland, and spent the week getting acquainted and reacquainted. The couple married at the bride's hometown church, the First Evangelical United Brethren Church, in Scottdale, Pa., on Father's Day, June 18, 1961. To commemorate this golden anniversary, Don and Bonnie renewed their vows at the Community United Methodist Church of Maryland City on Father's Day, as they did on Father's Day in 1986 to celebrate their 25th anniversary.

My dad spoke Kid — even Adult Kid. He knew that in challenging times, an "I'll be OK" from my brother or me really meant, "Stick with me. " Even when unsure of exactly what to do, he would just show up. I do not mean he would move in or plant on our couch — I mean that he would help us come up with a game plan, and then call every three hours even if just to say, "I love you. " In Kid, these calls translated into: "You are not alone. " He practiced the gospel of the "FUNdamentals," as he wrote the term he preached from our first lacrosse toss in the backyard and through his team dad years.

What's up this weekend? Some lucky  folks will be going to see Sade launch her first tour in a decade at 1st Mariner Arena, some folks will be gathering with their families on Father's Day, and some folks will be taking in the fun at the Baltimore Pride events around town. Some folks will be doing all of the above. I'm off to Starksboro, Vermont, for a wedding, with a stop in Nyack. Baltimore Pride kicks off tonight with an $85/person dinner at Gertrude's .  There were still tickets for Saturday night's Sade concert when I wrote this up. I gathered up some information about Father's Day promotions here . There really weren't so many of them, which makes sense.

As a rule, dads don't get taken out to restaurants on Father's Day. Restaurants are trying to put families in seats on Sunday, luring them with steaks and golf balls. If you know of other restaurants with Father's Day promotions, drop me a line at richad.gorelick@baltsun.com Cinghiale ¿ Families can add to the collection of decorated wine bottles on display here by personalizing a wine bottle in Dad's honor. Bottles can be taken home. The Father's Day menu will highlight steaks, crispy fried vegetables and a unique fried Italian desserts.

Worship with Halethorpe-Relay United Methodist Church's flock at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 19, and help your dad celebrate Father's Day with a tasty salute. Every gent will be gifted with homemade cookies as well as a special musical tribute. Walk in at 4513 Ridge Ave. Call 410-242-5918. A Father's Day contemporary worship in Arbutus United Methodist Church, 1201 Maple Ave., begins at 10 a.m. Dads, dress for comfort. Lively music is planned, along with special tributes for all fellas attending.

USUALLY I DON'T think about paying homage to Dad until the Bermuda shorts ads appear in the newspaper reminding all that Father's Day is approaching. But since my dad's death last November, I have at odd times found myself paying tribute to the man, and hearing his words.The other day, for instance, while struggling to repair the refrigerator's ice maker -- an epic conflict that seems to have lasted almost as long as the Civil War -- I heard my dad's advice, "Take it easy, breezy," ring in my ears.

Kiersten Wise's morning schedule resembles that of many school girls her age. She wakes, showers, dresses and gets ready to leave for school. However, before going into the car, she kisses her 1-year-old son goodbye. Kiersten, like hundreds of thousands of other girls in the United States, is a teen-age mother.Kiersten, a Broadneck High School senior, gave birth to her son, Nicholas, over a year ago. Since then, her life has changed tremendously. There is now a stronger push to finish school and go to college, and now that there is a child to provide for, that's not quite so easy.

Mom gets taken out in May, Dads not so much in June. Could be that's changing. Baltimore restaurants are tempting pops with steak, golf balls, beer and whiskey. Here's what I know about local restaurant promotions for Father's Day. Tell me more, either in the comments, or in an email to me at richard.gorelick@baltsun.com Cinghiale – Families can add to the collection of decorated wine bottles on display here by personalizing a wine bottle in Dad's honor. Bottles can be taken home.

I surrender. It's only the beginning of May, and I'm already worn out by all the gift-giving required by modern society. Maybe it's that I sent a relative flowers for her birthday and my inbox has subsequently been innundated with daily reminders that Mother's Day is approaching. Or maybe it's because I didn't realize that part of my responsibility as a spouse was making sure that my husband fulfilled his maternal obligations as well. No, it's probably that I know I won't be delivering my own mother the present she's been wanting for years --- a grandchild.